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May 30, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, June 3, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
A funeral service will be held 10 AM on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in St. Josephs Cemetery, West Milford.
George Roemlein age 86 was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in January of 1924. He passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Saint Josephs Hospital in Paterson.
George’s father owned a wagon and auto repair shop. George’s father passed away in 1936. At the age of 12 George shined shoes for extra money on the streets of Jersey City helping to support their young family. His old shoe shine box was a proud fixture in his family’s closet.
George had some of his best early days in his family’s West Milford bungalow. There they spent summers swimming and having endless fun.
He was close with his brother Bill and sister Marion.
George joined the Army Air Corp. and served in WW II. He was stationed in England. One of his first missions was to bomb his ancestral hometown of Wurtzburg, Germany. George survived many battles and mishaps including a crash landing in Lake Ponchtrain, LA.
After the war George enjoyed life to the fullest; traveling the world and making many friends. He was an avid skier and drove weekly to Vermont as well as multiple trips to Switzerland, Italy and France. It was on one of these flights , that he and his friends chartered, that he met his wife, Elfriede. To get his attention, Elfriede reportedly “tripped” George in the aisle of the plane. That was a magic trip as they soon married and moved to Packanack Lake, where they lived most of their lives together.
George was a lifetime Giants football fan and season ticket holder following the team from the early “Yale Bowl” days through Super Bowls and now the new stadium. George retired as a Major in the US Army.
He became a tradesman learning the now almost extinct art of photoengraving.
Georges’ son Chris lives in Rhode Island and owns his own business. Chris is happily married to his wife Faye and they have three children; Connor, Ethan and India.
Georges’ daughter Vicki was born handicapped. George dedicated himself to making sure Vicki had as normal a life as possible. He worked with various groups including The Elks, Spectrum for Living and others to keep Vicki and other handicapped children active and cared for.
Sadly Elfriede passed away after a long battle with cancer in 2005. It was after her death that George entered another happy stage of his life, selling his home and moving to Cedar Crest Village. There he made many friends and said to me many times that he was content, at peace and happy with his full life.
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Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, June 3, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
A funeral service will be held 10 AM on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in St. Josephs Cemetery, West Milford.
May 30, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, June 3, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
A funeral service will be held 10 AM on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the funeral home.
Interment will be in St. Josephs Cemetery, West Milford.
George Roemlein age 86 was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in January of 1924. He passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Saint Josephs Hospital in Paterson.
George’s father owned a wagon and auto repair shop. George’s father passed away in 1936. At the age of 12 George shined shoes for extra money on the streets of Jersey City helping to support their young family. His old shoe shine box was a proud fixture in his family’s closet.
George had some of his best early days in his family’s West Milford bungalow. There they spent summers swimming and having endless fun.
He was close with his brother Bill and sister Marion.
George joined the Army Air Corp. and served in WW II. He was stationed in England. One of his first missions was to bomb his ancestral hometown of Wurtzburg, Germany. George survived many battles and mishaps including a crash landing in Lake Ponchtrain, LA.
After the war George enjoyed life to the fullest; traveling the world and making many friends. He was an avid skier and drove weekly to Vermont as well as multiple trips to Switzerland, Italy and France. It was on one of these flights , that he and his friends chartered, that he met his wife, Elfriede. To get his attention, Elfriede reportedly “tripped” George in the aisle of the plane. That was a magic trip as they soon married and moved to Packanack Lake, where they lived most of their lives together.
George was a lifetime Giants football fan and season ticket holder following the team from the early “Yale Bowl” days through Super Bowls and now the new stadium. George retired as a Major in the US Army.
He became a tradesman learning the now almost extinct art of photoengraving.
Georges’ son Chris lives in Rhode Island and owns his own business. Chris is happily married to his wife Faye and they have three children; Connor, Ethan and India.
Georges’ daughter Vicki was born handicapped. George dedicated himself to making sure Vicki had as normal a life as possible. He worked with various groups including The Elks, Spectrum for Living and others to keep Vicki and other handicapped children active and cared for.
Sadly Elfriede passed away after a long battle with cancer in 2005. It was after her death that George entered another happy stage of his life, selling his home and moving to Cedar Crest Village. There he made many friends and said to me many times that he was content, at peace and happy with his full life.
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